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==Life==

 

Born in [[Bruges]], he began his training in the shop of his father. He subsequently continued his training in the workshop of the further unknown Bruges master Maximiliaen Francken (from 1535 to 1537). He later moved to Antwerp where he studied from 1537 to 1540 in the workshop of [[Pieter Aertsen]], a Dutch genre painter active in Antwerp. There he mastered the visual language of the Renaissance and the ability to depict complex compositions.<ref name=dbnl>[https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_ons003200801_01/_ons003200801_01_0038.php Manfred Sellink, ''Johannes van der Straet, Gevierd Brugs schilder in Florence''] in: Ons Erfdeel. Volume 51 (2008) {{in lang|nl}}</ref> In 1545 he was registered under the name Hans vander Straten as a master painter in the Antwerp [[guild of Saint Luke]].<ref name=lig/> In Antwerp he moved in the circle of the [[Romanism (painting)|Romanists]], i.e. Northern artists who had traveled to Italy and upon their return to their home country created a Renaissance style, which assimilated Italian formal language.<ref name=tento/><ref name=ilja>Ilja M. Veldman. "Romanism." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 5 October 2019</ref>